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Kids Green Science Shenanigans for St. Patrick’s Day

March 16, 2009 by Amy Jussel 9 Comments

Update March 15, 2016 Will you be celebrating the lucky lore and leprechauns/limericks of March 17 holiday hoopla? Hadn't seen this easy rainbow slime for STEM & STEAM sensory play and tactile discovery with wee ones; so I'm adding it to this helpful 2016 activities roundup from Playdough to Plato on the St. Patrick's Day project front for early learners 3-8. Also check … [Read more...]

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“Better for You” Foods in the Snack Aisle?

March 8, 2009 by Amy Jussel 5 Comments

Mar. 8, 2009 "Lately all this low-fat health talk has been taking the fun right out of snacking, not to mention the flavor," reads the Popchips all natural bag I’m chomping on from a Costco impulse buy... Gotta hand it to ‘em, as a copywriter, this verbiage appeals, and, after trying Popchips at the Teens Turning Green summit (where Whole Foods Markets provided the goodies) … [Read more...]

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Overachievers: Interview with Liz Funk Author of SuperGirls Speak Out!

March 4, 2009 by Amy Jussel 15 Comments

Mar. 4, 2009 I'm berating myself for not having this interview 'go live' on Eastern time, where teen author Liz Funk (now 20) resides...I'm doing the best I can... ...ESPECIALLY since I got behind the eight ball due to delivering five hilarious "free-range teens" to their respective homes on a school night and didn't get the formatting done...So, alas, it's going live via … [Read more...]

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Sell Oodles For Shaping Youth Via Facebook Marketplace

March 3, 2009 by Amy Jussel 4 Comments

Mar. 3, 2009 Want to help Shaping Youth make a difference in the world without opening your wallet? Now you can ‘regift’ those holiday oopsies, gadget castoffs, kids’ outgrown toys and gear all with a quick click via Shaping Youth's Facebook Marketplace, powered by Oodle and launched today! Timing couldn’t be better, given the bleak economy and clamp down in donor … [Read more...]

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A Salute to Seuss By Google: Read, Kids, Read

March 2, 2009 by Amy Jussel 5 Comments

Mar. 2, 2009 When I saw today’s splendid nonsensical-Seussical-Google-doodle (say that three times fast) altering their home page again, I smiled realizing this guessing game has become a bit of a sport with me. Could it be a contest promo for their Doodle4Google kids’ illustrations I wrote about here? (after all, registration is coming up on St. Patty’s Day and doodles need … [Read more...]

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